Mark Vincent Lincir
Mark Vincent Lincir was raised in San Pedro, California. After graduating from Cal State University Dominguez Hills he played minor professional soccer in the United Soccer Leagues.
He worked as the Senior Editor of 90:00 Soccer Magazine and is best known for his 2006 World Cup Blog "A Month of Mayhem."
He has published A Soccer Life in Shorts, The Gift of Stoppage Time, The World Needs More Belly Rubs and most recently the first installment of The Nando Keenan Chronicles.
He writes daily at his blog www.markvincentlincir.me and contributes at www.soccer365.com. His work has been featured at 90soccer.com, Goal.com, yahoosports.com and in Manchester United's Gameday Programme.
He enjoys playing guitar (albiet badly) tai-chi, mountain biking, surfing and great conversation.
“When you're in a relationship, it's important to give of yourself...but not up yourself.”
“It's the gift of stoppage time. You aren't guaranteed to get it and it usually comes as a surprise. And I know that God would want you to enjoy it as much as you could, just like with any gift. That's why he adds that little bit of time onto the end of your life in the first place.”
“He never thought about what people cared of him, otherwise he wouldn't have had nearly all the fun he did in his life.”
“I ran out of motivation quickly and would move onto something else without ever really completing or accomplishing much. I never fully committed to anything. If I didn't love it, it wouldn't hurt to lose it, I thought. Time wasn't an enemy, it was simply a non-factor. Instead of using it wisely, I just went through my life wasting it.”
“It just seems like the more time I have on my hands, the less I do with it.”
“There is nothing worse than being stuck in a bad conversation.”